• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.412-420
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• 2005

The integration of CAD and CAM is critical for computer aided process planning. Recently, STEP has been emerged and utilized as a product data exchange standard format in CAD/CAM areas. The assembly information consists of assembly component relations, assembly features, assembly directions and mating conditions. The purpose of this study is to develop an efficient algorithm to extract assembly information directly from the STEP based files and to generate automatically assembly process plan from the extracted assembly features. The developed algorithms will generate assembly information codes for STEP(AICS). The results from this study can be a reasonable link between design and manufacturing for developing better CAAPP(Computer-Aided Assembly Process Planning) systems.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.22-35
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• 1999

The block assembly process takes more than half of the total shipbuilding processes. Therefore, it is very important to have a practically useful block assembly process planning system which can build plans of maximum efficiency with minimum man-hours required. However, the process plans are often not readily executable in the assembly shops due to severe imbalance of workloads. This problem arises because the process planning is done on block by block basis in current practice without paying any attention to the load distribution among the assembly shops. this paper presents the development of an automated hull block assembly process planning system which results in the most effective use of production resources and also produces plans that enable efficient time management. If the load balance of assembly shops is to be considered at the time of process planning, the task becomes complicated because of the increased computational complexity. To solve this problem, a new approach is adopted in this research in which the load balancing function and process planning function are iterated alternately providing to each other contexts for subsequent improvement. The result of case study with the data supplied from the shipyard shows that the system developed in this research is very effective and useful.

• The Journal of Korea Robotics Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.455-462
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• 2022

Since electric connectors such as power connectors have a small assembly tolerance and have a complex shape, the assembly process is performed manually by workers. Especially, it is difficult to overcome the assembly error, and the assembly takes a long time due to the error correction process, which makes it difficult to automate the assembly task. To deal with this problem, a reinforcement learning-based assembly strategy using contact states was proposed to quickly perform the assembly process in an unstructured environment. This method learns to generate a search trajectory to quickly find a hole based on the contact state obtained from the force/torque data. It can also learn the stiffness needed to avoid excessive contact forces during assembly. To verify this proposed method, power connector assembly process was performed 200 times, and it was shown to have an assembly success rate of 100% in a translation error within ±4 mm and a rotation error within ±3.5°. Furthermore, it was verified that the assembly time was about 2.3 sec, including the search time of about 1 sec, which is faster than the previous methods.

• Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.49-64
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• 2003

Although assembly sequence planning is an essential task in assembly process planning, it is known as one of the most difficult and time consuming jobs because its complexity is increased geometrically when the number of parts in an assembly is increased. The purpose of this study is to develop a more efficient algorithm for generating assembly sequences automatically. By considering subassemblies, a new heuristic method generates a preferred parallel assembly sequence that can be used in robotic assembly systems. A parallel assembly sequence concept provides a new representation scheme for an assembly in which the assembly sequence precedence information is not required. After an user inputs both the directional mating relation information and the mating condition information, an assembly product is divided into subgroups if the product has cut-vertices. Then, a virtual disassembly process is executed to generate alternate parallel assembly sequences with intermediate assembly stability. Through searching parts relations in the virtual disassembly process, stable subassemblies are extracted from translation-free parts along disassembling directions and this extraction continues until no more subassemblies are existed. Also, the arithmetic mean parallelism formula as a preference criterion is adapted to select the best parallel assembly sequence among others. Finally a preferred parallel assembly sequence is converted to an assembly BOM structure. The results from this study can be utilized for developing CAAPP(Computer-Aided Assembly Process Planning) systems as an efficient assembly sequence planning algorithm.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.5 s.98
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• pp.29-39
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• 1999

Many industrial products can be assembled in various sequences of assembly operations. To save time and cost in assembly process and to increase the quality of products, it is very important to choose an optimal assembly sequence. In this paper, we propose a methodology that generates an optimal assembly sequence by using the knowledge of experts. First, a product is divided into several sub-assemblies. Next, the disassembly sequences of sub-assembly are generated using disassembly rules and special information can be extracted through the disassembly process. By combining every assembly sequence of sub-assemblies, we can generate all the possible assembly sequences of a product. Finally, the expert system evaluates all the possible assembly sequences and finds an optimal assembly sequence. It can be achieved under consideration of the parameters such as assembly operation, tool change, safety of part. basepart location, setup change, distance, and orientation. The developed system is applied to UBR(Unit Bath Room) example.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.87-92
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• 2005

In this study, an automation assembly jig for the automation assembly process for the ventilation grille that is used in the interior of a car Is developed. As the method that can do the automation assembly for the ventilation grille, a simple jig and air cylinder have been applied. And a solenoid valve, a filter regulator, and on-off switch have been used in controlling the system. Moreover, the timer is attached to the equipment so that a worker may control the assembly time, as fitting the quantity on demand of production. Actually with executing the assembly test productivity and performance of assembly have been verified. In case of the automation assembly work for a ventilation grille is compared to the manual work. The optimum working speed has been identified to make the process twice or three times better.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.77-82
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• 2000

In this study, an automation assembly jig for the automation assembly process for the ventilation grille that is used in the interior of a car is developed. As the method that can do the automation assembly for the ventilation grille, a simple jig and air cylinder have been applied. And a solenoid valve, a filter regulator, and on-off switch have been used in controlling the system. Moreover, the timer is attached to the equipment so that a worker may control the assembly time, as fitting the quantity on demand of production. Actually with executing the assembly test productivity and performance of assembly have been verified. In case of the automation assembly work for a ventilation grille is compared to the manual work. The optimum working speed has been identified to make the process twice or three times better.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.85-96
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• 2001

In this paper, part features are classified and then its coding system is constructed by the considered characteristics of features in assemble process. Analyzing the characteristics of features, code values about part features are determined. Assembly process is divided into five functions such as transporting, handing, approaching, alignment and joining, and then the detail parameters of each functions such as determined. Code values about assembly process are determined according to detail parameters. The detail parameters are kinds of available working method and assembly tools when each assembly function is going on. By the coding system, available assembly process can be grasped and perceived for the part that it is difficult to assemble.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.28-31
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• 2000

In this paper, part features are classified and then coding system is constructed by the considering characteristics of features in assembly process. Analyzing the characteristics of features, code values about part features are determined. Assembly process is divided into five functions such as transporting, handling, approaching, alignment, joining and then the detail parameters of each function are determined. Code values about assembly process are determined according to detail parameters. The detail parameters are the kinds of available working method and assembly tools, when each assembly function is going on. By the coding system, available assembly process can be grasped and perceived the part that Is difficult to assemble.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.64-78
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• 1998

In this paper, on the basis of factory rationalization, the detection and evaluation system of weak assembly process was developed to analyze the processes for improvement of assembly productivity in the current assembly system. Using this detection and evaluation system of weak assembly process, the weak degrees of assembly process were quantitatively calculated. In this system, the improved design rules were constructed for assemblability and the redesign alternative was Presented for elimination of weak Process. After review of the redesign alternative, it was applied to the actual assembly system.